Does This Look Like Anything?

[Malerin]

The red part I circled.
http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/268924b5f934094da0.bmp (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=18853)

That definitely looks like something to me, but maybe it's just me.

[The Kilted Yaksman]

Looks like a Chinese dragon hand puppet to me.

[Bloodtoes]

I see Jesus!

[Pure Argent]

Yes, it's definitely something.

[Sledge]

It's a blimp.





Sorry, wrong thread.

[paximperium]

I see Big Foot.

[arthwollipot]

I see Jesus!I think it looks more like Darth Vader.

[Snixtor]

Yes, it's definitely something.
Certainly not nothing.

Honestly I can't make much sense of the entire picture, let alone anything specific within the circled part.

[RoboTimbo]

Could be one of two things:

1. The dragon's tonsils
2. Diaper from a Chinese baby.

Let's hope it's #1.

[TsarBomba]

Could you make the picture a little smaller? And maybe just a little more blurry?

[Malerin]

Could you make the picture a little smaller? And maybe just a little more blurry?

This better?

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/upload/2009/09/fairies_and_bigfoot/bigfoot.jpeg

[Malerin]

It looks like a face to me, but I guess I'm the only one.

[rockinkt]

I suggest you have it surgically removed and tested. Might also be a good idea to warn/inform your girlfriend too. :D

[Tricky]

I think that's Elian Gonzales being kidnapped by the FBI.

[Pure Argent]

This better?

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/upload/2009/09/fairies_and_bigfoot/bigfoot.jpeg

Heeey... how long have you been watching me? :mad:

[Lucian]

I think that's Elian Gonzales being kidnapped by the FBI.

I love topical humor.

[Ladewig]

It looks like a face to me, but I guess I'm the only one.

Even after being told what to look for, I cannot understand how you see a face.


ETA: I missed that post #11 was humor instead of something helpful. Yes, I can see some facial features in the red circle. Is there some reason why it shouldn't look like a face?

[arthwollipot]

Problem is, human brains are hardwired to identify faces. We see faces everywhere. In mountains, clouds, glaciers...

[wollery]

Could be one of two things:

1. The dragon's tonsils
2. Diaper from a Chinese baby.

Let's hope it's #1.I can supply #2 if you want. :eek:

[RoboTimbo]

:D

What this thread does not need is more #2.

[StanBearclaw]

It's definitely Invader Zim.

[athon]

It looks like a face to me, but I guess I'm the only one.

I can see a face as well, especially with it pointed out.

What's your point?

Athon

[Hokulele]

Darn, I was about to say "bacon cheeseburger". Oh well.

[A.A. Alfie]

I reckon it looks like something too.
I think it looks just some random material on the face of a puppet that may or may not look like a face.

[devnull]

This better?

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/upload/2009/09/fairies_and_bigfoot/bigfoot.jpeg

OMFG, bigfoot is cleaning a sniper rifle!!!!!

[Snixtor]

OMFG, bigfoot is cleaning a sniper rifle!!!!!
Looks more like bigfoot with a bong infront of him I think. He's (there is only one bigfoot, and he is male) sat down and leaning forward.

[Wildy]

A naked Welshman riding a unicycle.

[arthwollipot]

Looks more like bigfoot with a bong infront of him I think. He's (there is only one bigfoot, and he is male) sat down and leaning forward.Hm. That's not what I saw. I took one look and thought "Man, that is one huge dildo!"

[devnull]

Looks more like bigfoot with a bong infront of him I think. He's (there is only one bigfoot, and he is male) sat down and leaning forward.

Thats not a bong, thats the barrel of a rifle. If you look carefully, you can see him peering down it to see if it is clean.

:)

[Alan]

I saw a face the first time I looked.

[Crazycowbob]

The face I can see... what I'd like to know is what the heck the rest of the picture is???

[Alan]

The face I can see... what I'd like to know is what the heck the rest of the picture is???
Dragon puppet head?

[Snixtor]

Then it's settled, bigfoot exists, and he has a very big.... all-in-one-rifle-dildo-bong.

[Mojo]

A Rorschach Ink Blot Test?

[Sledge]

I know what this is... This is an espresso machine.

No, no wait. It's a snow cone maker.

:confused:

Is it a water heater?

[AgeGap]

I see your Clarke Gable and raise you (after three days) Jesus.:Dhttp://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/thum_1813246bf07c1af925.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=7642)

[Brainache]

Hugo Chavez?

[A.A. Alfie]

Leonardo DaVinci

[learner]

Well since nobody else is being sensible il do it.. Its a gathering of stuff with a picture of Ronald Reagan attached. Obviously.

[Belgian thought]

The face I can see... what I'd like to know is what the heck the rest of the picture is???

The face is that of Alfred E. Neuman

[jhunter1163]

Looks like Ronald Reagan to me.

[zooterkin]

The face is that of Alfred E. Neuman

I see the love-child of JFK and AEN.

[Dancing David]

Kay: All right, Beatrice, there was no alien. The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.

[Lord Emsworth]

It looks like a face to me, but I guess I'm the only one.

In the pic from the OP, I see a face as well. But only on the third 'pass' of looking at it, mind you.

[arthwollipot]

Looks like Ronald Reagan to me.I think it looks more like Darth Vader.

[Lord Emsworth]

It looks like Novak Djokovic. And no, I am not watching tennis at the moment.*





* Well, yes, I am.

[learner]

It looks like Novak Djokovic. And no, I am not watching tennis at the moment.*





* Well, yes, I am.

So can we conclude its a Tennis playing Darth Vader played by Ronald Reagan?

[zooterkin]

So can we conclude its a Tennis playing Darth Vader played by Ronald Reagan?

... on the cover of Mad magazine...

[Jack by the hedge]

I see your Clarke Gable and raise you (after three days) Jesus.:Dhttp://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/thum_1813246bf07c1af925.jpg (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=7642)

Hmm. I see Lincoln, wearing a monocle.

[Ashles]

No.

[blobru]

So can we conclude its a Tennis playing Darth Vader played by Ronald Reagan?

... on the cover of Mad magazine...


Inside back cover: fold it in and it's the climax of the Bigfoot-makaya325 sextape.

[eifionglyn]

It looks like a ginger version of Johny Bravo to me.

[TjW]

It looks like a successful troll.

[The Atheist]

The red part I circled.

Satan; saw it straight away. You can even make out the classical goatee.

Much cooler than Jesus.

[uruk]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia

[Blackwell]

The red part I circled.
http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/268924b5f934094da0.bmp (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=18853)

That definitely looks like something to me, but maybe it's just me.

Hmmm....yeah, it looks a little like you.

[Drewbot]

It looks like Ralphie from A Christmas Story

[ctamblyn]

Then it's settled, bigfoot exists, and he has a very big.... all-in-one-rifle-dildo-bong.

Such devices used to be very popular with bigfeet. Hence their scarcity nowadays.

[Soapy Sam]

I'm forced to concur.
It definitely looks like something.
I have no idea what.

[A.A. Alfie]

I have - for the first time - seen that this thread is in 'General skepticism and the paranormal'. :confused:
I assumed it was humour. :boggled:

Silly me. :blush:

[tsig]

Problem is, human brains are hardwired to identify faces. We see faces everywhere. In mountains, clouds, glaciers...

Everywhere except for the out-group.

http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/in-group_bias.htm

[Malerin]

I have - for the first time - seen that this thread is in 'General skepticism and the paranormal'. :confused:
I assumed it was humour. :boggled:

Silly me. :blush:

Well, it turned funny pretty quickly. But it started as a serious question.

[A.A. Alfie]

Well, it turned funny pretty quickly. But it started as a serious question.

Perhaps you could tell us where you would like/wanted this to go.

Do you have another (better) copy of the picture?
Where did it come from?
Has it been studied/discussed elsewhere (i.e. 'professionally')?

A little more to go on would be nice. :)

[athon]

Well, it turned funny pretty quickly. But it started as a serious question.

And you missed the posts that said 'we see a face...so what?', as well as those that pointed out how pareidolia works.

As Alfie asked, what is your point? Yes - the lion's tooth looks like a face. And?

Athon

[Ladewig]

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[Xephyr]

I see two forest fairies running through a field of wild roses carrying a picnic basket and a bottle of 1914 cabernet sauvignon. I also notice the slight outline of a large snout on the left-hand side coming up behind them... I'm thinking it could be a Yeti.

[Moss]

Actually I'm rather curious what the OP thinks he sees in that small pixelated image. Someone held by two law officers? Even putting on my glasses didn't help.

[Malerin]

And you missed the posts that said 'we see a face...so what?', as well as those that pointed out how pareidolia works.

Those were only posted after I claimed it looked like a face.

As Alfie asked, what is your point? Yes - the lion's tooth looks like a face. And?

Athon

And I was curious, so go **** yourself. Someone got a gun to your head forcing you to post here?

[A.A. Alfie]

I'm out of here.
If you need to behave like that to valid questions......

poor show,

[arthwollipot]

Those were only posted after I claimed it looked like a face.Yeah - I didn't see a damn thing, even after I was prompted that I was supposed to see a face. I had to concentrate hard before I saw anything even vaguely resembling a face.

And I was curious, so go **** yourself. Someone got a gun to your head forcing you to post here?There's no need for such language. This isn't a kindergarten.

One question that has been asked a couple of times - what the heck is the original photo? Is it a Chinese lion? A puppet? What?

[Hokulele]

I still think the area circled looks like a bacon cheeseburger.

[Lucian]

I still think the area circled looks like a bacon cheeseburger.

Well, yes, but isn't your brain hardwired to see bacon? I think it's called porkeidolia.

[athon]

Those were only posted after I claimed it looked like a face.

So?

And I was curious, so go **** yourself. Someone got a gun to your head forcing you to post here?Actually, yes. It's how the administration increase the forum numbers.

Oh, and hostility noted. Might want to cut back on the caffeine and get some fresh air.

Athon

[StanBearclaw]

A series of four asterisks offends me. This is me telling you that you should be ashamed.

[yomero]

It's the flying spaghetti monster. Clear as daylight. Below the red circle you can see the noodles.

[devnull]

Im sorry, Im confused..... what sort of answer was expected?

[Skeptical Greg]

Heath Ledger ? ( as The Joker )

[AndyD]

I blurred my eyes a bit and the whole picture looks like a cartoon pirate. The circled bit is his eye patch.

[The Atheist]

Those were only posted after I claimed it looked like a face.

Before which, people were taking the piss.

And I was curious, so go **** yourself. Someone got a gun to your head forcing you to post here?

And people think I'm rude.

WWJD?

[Blackwell]

It's a streetlight.

[King of the Americas]

The red part I circled.
http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/268924b5f934094da0.bmp (http://forums.randi.org/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=18853)

That definitely looks like something to me, but maybe it's just me.

It looks like nothing familiar to me...

Are you planning to tell us what the image is of, or are you just hav'n a bit'o fun?

[Snixtor]

Shouldn't we have had "the reveal" by now? Like a bigger photo that shows things clearly to say "ha ha, you're all wrong, it's an old sofa! Or an explanation of the circumstance of the photo, what paranormal claim somebody is making on its basis, etc.